Analysis of select Karnatak music compositions of Sri N.Ch.Krishnamacharyalu
Sriman N Ch Krishnamacharyalu was a multifaceted genius from Vijayawada who was born in 1924 and belonged to Sathguru Sri Thyagaraja Swamy’s Sishya Parampara/lineage. He had the rare distinction of being  A Performing artist in Carnatic Vocal, Violin and Harikatha  An Ashtavadhani in Sanskrit as well as Telugu (Ashtavadhanam is a form of extempore  poetic debate)  A Vaggeyakara (composer) who could spontaneously compose masterpieces even based on ad-hoc requests combining his linguistic genius with his musical creativity Shriman N. Ch Krishnamachari has composed beautiful pieces in Karnatic style, in Telugu as well as Sanskrit and was awarded the Vaggeyakara award by the Madras Music Academy in 2005. Unique features of his compositions  Rare ragas: Examples- Nama Narayani, Natakapriya  Laya and Sahitya complexity: Examples- Garbha kritis  Swarajathi/pancharatna style kriti on Thyagarajaswami  Features like Ragamudra, Madhyamakala and Anthadi in the madhyamakala  Different genres: Kriti, Swarajathi/Pancharathna format, Thillana, Varnam Unfortunately, only two or three of his compositions are being presented on concert stages today. This study is an effort to highlight the beauty of these compositions and help in creating awareness about them amongst academicians as well as performing artists.
Author: Ms. Padmavathi Saranathan Submitted on : 16-Sep-2025 Arts : /Music/South Indian Classical Music (Karnatik Music)
Journal ID : 8326-753-5715
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